DK readers meet the dinosaurs (pre level 1)

with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK READERS, a multilevel reading programme guaranteed to capture children’s interest while developing their reading sk

with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK READERS, a multilevel

reading programme guaranteed to capture children’s interest

while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

READERS

With DK READERS, children

will learn to read Ð then read to learn!

Clever dinosaurs, huge dinosaurs,

scary dinosaurs – which do

you like best?

Beginning

to read

Learning

to read

Beginning

to read alone •Longer sentences and increased vocabulary

Reading

alone •More complex sentence structure

Proficient

readers

Dinosaurs

A Note to Parents and Teachers

DK READERS is a compelling reading programme for

children, designed in conjunction with leading literacy experts, including Cliff Moon M.Ed., Honorary Fellow of the University

of Reading Cliff Moon has spent many years as a teacher and teacher educator specializing in reading and has written more than 140 books for children and teachers He reviews regularly for teachers’ journals.

Beautiful illustrations and superb full-colour photographs combine with engaging, easy-to-read stories to offer a fresh approach to each subject in the series Each DK READER is guaranteed to capture a child’s interest while developing his

or her reading skills, general knowledge, and love of reading.

The five levels of DK READERS are aimed at different reading abilities, enabling you to choose the books that

are exactly right for your child:

Pre-level 1: Learning to read

Level 1: Beginning to read

Level 2: Beginning to read alone

Level 3: Reading alone

Level 4: Proficient readers

The “normal” age at which a child

begins to read can be anywhere from

three to eight years old, so these levels

are only a general guideline.

No matter which level you

select, you can be sure that you

are helping your child learn to

read, then read to learn!

Series Editor Penny Smith

Art Editor Leah Germann

DTP Designer Almudena Díaz

Production Angela Graef

Picture Research Myriam Megharbi

Dinosaur Consultant Dougal Dixon

Reading Consultant

Cliff Moon, M.Ed

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Meet the Dinosaurs

A Dorling Kindersley Book

Watch out! Here come the dinosaurs.

Here is the scary

Tyrannosaurus

(tie-RAN-oh-SORE-us)

It has sharp teeth.

Tyrannosaurus

teeth

Here is the huge

Brachiosaurus

(BRAK-ee-oh-SORE-us).

It has a long neck.

Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus

Here is the tough

Triceratops

(try-SER-uh-tops).

It has three horns.

Triceratops

Triceratops

Here is the fierce

Velociraptor

(vell-OSS-ee-rap-tor)

It has sharp claws

Velociraptor

claw

Corythosaurus

Here is the noisy Corythosaurus (koe-rith-oh-SORE-us).

It has a bright crest

Corythosaurus

Compsognathus

Here is the clever Troodon

(TROE-oh-don).

It has large eyes

Troodon

Here is the spiky

Stegosaurus

(STEG-oh-SORE-us).

It has a small brain

Stegosaurus head

Stegosaurus

Here is the bird-like

beak

spike

Here is the strong Iguanodon

(ig-WAHN-oh-don).

It has a spike on each thumb

Iguanodon

spike

Here is the plant-eating Stegoceras

(STEG-oh-SER-us).

It has a thick skull

Stegoceras skull

Here is the armour-plated Ankylosaurus

(an-KIE-luh-SORE-us).

It has a tail club.

Ankylosaurus

club

Which dinosaur

do you like best?

The one who is…

bird-like?

spiky?

noisy?

Picture word list

Stegosaurus page 20

Stegosaurus page 20

Iguanodon

page 24 Stegoceras

page 26 Ankylosaurus

page 28

A Day at Seagull Beach

Whatever the Weather

Busy Buzzy Bee

Big Machines

Wild Baby Animals

A Bed for the Winter

Born to be a Butterfly

Dinosaur’s Day

Feeding TimeDiving DolphinRockets and Spaceships

My Cat’s SecretFirst Day at Gymnastics

A Trip to the Zoo

I Can Swim!

A Trip to the LibraryLEGO: Trouble at the BridgeLEGO: Secret at Dolphin BayStar Wars: What is a Wookiee?

A Trip to the DentistSpider-Man: The Amazing Story

I Want To Be A Ballerina

Level 2

Dinosaur Dinners

Firefighter!

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

Slinky, Scaly Snakes!

Animal Hospital

The Little Ballerina

Munching, Crunching, Sniffing

and Snooping

The Secret Life of Trees

Winking, Blinking, Wiggling

and Waggling

Astronaut: Living in Space

Twisters!

Holiday! Celebration Days

around the World

The Story of Pocahontas

Sniffles, Sneezes, Hiccups and Coughs

LEGO: Castle Under AttackLEGO: Rocket RescueStar Wars: Journey Through SpaceSpider-Man's Worst EnemiesMeet the X-Men

Let's Go Riding!